Immigrant Test Debate Ahead Of Cholera Panic
Washington editorial notes reflect on immigration and health fears as cholera spreads from Asia. An immigration official urges an educational test to bar illiterate entrants, citing Germany England Ireland and Italy illiteracy rates and political constraints on Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dispatcit
Washington
Germany
Scandinavia
Italy
England
Ireland
Austria
Congress
Cholera Bill Backers Demand Public Support
A speaker warns that public demand will grow for a cholera bill and urges action now, arguing Americans forget dangers after they pass and that passage next session could prevent future outbreaks.
Suspected Cholera Cases in New York Prove Nonfatal
Sanitary Superintendent Dr. Edson reports most suspects at Parker Hospital are not cholera. Henry Engle, Mary Murphy, Patrick Steward and others show no confirmed cholera. Two suspects remain under observation while Chinamen Up Joe Wah and Mary Murphy were ruled not to have Asiatic cholera. Louis Weinhagen died at Reception Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Edson
Parker Hospital
Henry Engle
First Street
Mary Murphy
Cherry Street
Patrick Steward
Morris Street
Henry Forack
Thirteenth Street
Arenes
Lieb Wisnowitz
Division Street
Margaret Coughlin
Avenue C
Eee
Health Department
Joe Wah
Mott Street
63Th Street
Louis Weinhagen
No. 14
Disinfection Ruins Passengers Belongings at Camp Lew
Disinfection by superheated steam at Hoffman Island wrecked 1100 baggage items aboard Normannia. Silk dresses lace mantles and fur coats stained and mildewed. Loss estimated well into 10 000 pounds amid health report showing one new diarrheal case and four hospitalizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Lew
Saxpy Hoog
N. J
Normannia
Ellis Island
Rauch
Hoffman Island
Secretary Probst Picks Duncant Successor
The secretary will travel to Youngstown to select a replacement for Mr Duncant and will investigate the charge that yets are slipping into the State at aboven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Probst
Youngstown
Duncant
Yets
Aliens Turned Back at Queenstown on Cephalonia Passengers
At Queenstown a Cunard steamer disembarked 40 passengers not US citizens or residents after a US order restricting second class landings. Thirty three more never in the United States were landed. many protest the ruling as applied. Baggage was disinfected and quarantines considered for illness among them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandy Hook
Johnstown
America
Queenstown
United States
Brazil
Ohio
Cunard Line
Cephalonia
Liverpool
Boston
Cunard Company
Thomas Taylor
Rhode Islan
Mia Brown
Fall River
Charles Bradshaw
Lowell
Messia
Owns
Ross Shark
Mills
The Plague in Europe Cholera Bulletins Across Nations
Reports from Cracow Paris Havre Antwerp and Brussels detail new cholera cases and deaths. Cracow notes frontier sanitation work while Lublin reports two deaths. Paris records 28 cases and six deaths with Havre eight cases two deaths. Rodez sees a gendarme die. Brussels suburbs Molenbeek and Anderlecht log five cases and three deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Cracow
Lublin
Poland
Bercis
Paris
Havre
Rodez
Aveyron
Antwerp
Molenbeck
Anderlecht
Brussels
Child Dies Suddenly in Johnstown Quarantine Pending Inquiry
In Johnstown on September 25 a child of Henry Bittner died suddenly after falling ill in the morning and vomiting a peculiar discharge. The cause and details are under quarantine as authorities await investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnstown
Henry Bittner
Escaped Prisoners Recaptured at Swinburne Island Quarantine
At New York quarantine a jailbreak by William Hunt and John Crowley ended with their recapture after landing near South Beach and Staten Island. The Wyoming and Scandia passengers to be landed soon. Cabin boy Albertz swam ashore from the Hermann and was brought to police after claiming mistreatment. Health officers and Clifton Boat Club figures were involved in the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William Hunt
Crystal Water
John Crowley
Swinburne Island
South Beach
Hunt
Staten Island
Wyoming
Scandia
Bohemia
New Hampshire
Albertz
Hermann
Clifton Boat Club
Clifton, & L
Tom Gilmartin
Stapleton
Jenkins
Guatemala closes Atlantic regions to quarantine cholera
Secretary Foster reports Guatemala has issued a decree closing all Atlantic portions of the country effective September 22 as a cholera quarantine. United States Minister Pacheco conveyed the action to Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guatemala
Wash Hington
Foster
United States
Pacheco
A Cook's Awful Revenge In Pittsburg Parish House Fire
A fire set to burn the First Presbyterian Church parsonage endangered five people including Rev McCampbell's wife and an infant. Miss Mary Moore of Pittsburg, the nurse, and the cook were among those injured as neighbors and the fire department saved the family. A recently discharged cook is suspected. Mrs McCampbell is gravely ill from shock and Miss Moore suffered burns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mippletons
First Presbyterian Church
McCampbell
Mary Moore
Pittsburg
NO FEARS FOR THE FAIR ENGLISH EXHIBITORS UNDAUNTED
English Royal Commission and exhibitors remain undeterred by cholera fears ahead of the Chicago World’s Fair. Sir Henry Wood says the scare does not seem to affect exhibitors though visitors could be impacted. A postponement is deemed unlikely, with English and foreign exhibits advancing in early 189.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Royal Commission
Henry Wood
Bae
Chicago
Conference on Bering Sea dispute at the Executive Mansion
President Harrison, Secretary Foster, Attorney General Miller, and E. J. Phelps, J. C. Carter, and Judge Bitt, counsel for the United States, held a two hour conference at the Executive Mansion on the Bering Sea controversy. The meeting, attended without the cabinet, was deemed highly important.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harrison
Foster
Miller
E. J. Phelps
J. C Carter
Bi Tt
United States
Bering Sea
Brazil's Iron Clad Quarantine
The State Department received a telegram from the American Minister to Brazil dated September 20 stating that new regulations require all US shipping to Brazilian ports to go first to Rio de Janeiro quarantine. The minister protested the measure and urged local inspection at all arrival ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
Washington
State Department
United States
Rio de Janeiro
Unclothed Millionaire Falls From Second Story Window
H J Wicks of New York City and president of Wicks Refrigerator Company, Rochester HQ, fell 16 feet from a disordered house window. He was naked and likely intoxicated, died from head injuries upon impact on the stone sidewalk. Mrs. Harrison remains in fair condition with no new developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dergert
J. H. Wicks
New York City
Wicks Refrigerator Company
Rochester
N. Y
Quarantine Doctor Seeks Relief From Duty
Dr. Buechner who heads the Quarantine station at Youngstown asks Dr. Probst secretary of the State Board of Health to relieve him from further duty at the station. Special dispatch notes his request comes as of September 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colvmsts
Buechner
Youngstown
Probst
State Board of Health
Peck Defends Truthful Labor Report in Albany
Labor Commissioner Charles F. Peck denounces persecution over his report, vows to protect confidential papers, and says he will vote for Cleveland despite critics. He criticizes Ellery Anderson and Mugwumps, asserts his ninth report was honest, and denies altering figures despite pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Grover
Albany
Charles F. Peck
Philadelphia
New York
Lafayette Hotel
T National Committee
Arch Mugwump
Ellery Anderson
Peck
Whitney
Senator Hill
Brooklyn
Covington Poolrooms Foiled by Hawthorne Race Wire Fraud
Investigators traced a racing fraud to Hawthorne bets where a wired horse winner was signaled to operators, allowing a gang to drain pool rooms in Covington and surrounding agencies. The scam peaked after exploiting Hawthorne's lower prominence and the use of telegraph and wire signals, netting the thieves thousands before decamping ahead of a probe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crscrs
Covington
Hawthorne
Western Union
Sharp Ers
Nova
Sharpera
Wombacher Not a Bigamist in Police Court
Adam Wombacher a street car driver arrived with a woman said to be his wife from Pittsburg and faced a bigamy accusation from Ida Austin of that city. The marriage certificate was forged by Kate Byron posing as Mrs Wombacher and no marriage exists. He was arraigned for disorderly conduct and non support unable to post 300 bonds and sent to the workhouse. Ida vowed to punish the Byron woman if possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burra O
Adam Wombacher
Pittsburg
Ida Austin
Biger
Mra Womret No. 2
Ida
Kate Byron
Wombacher
Adam
Byron
End of Great Granite Strike Signed in Barre
In Barre Vermont on September 24 representatives of the Union and the Association signed the bill of prices and the agreement ending a lengthy granite industry dispute. The dispatch notes unrelated earthquake lore from Japan and a future feature on women voting in New Zealand with the franchise bill passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barre
Japan
Tragedy at Eastside Synagogue Causes Panic and Crashes
A fire hoax during Rosh Hashana service triggers a deadly crowd crush in a five story Eastside synagogue. A thousand escape attempts funnel into a single narrow stair, leaving at least four dead and many injured including children. The incident blames a misguided shout of fire and structural hazards in a crowded tenement building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rnro
Beeaker
Freda
Boyum
Taube
Portman
Bahl
Rosenthal
Naomi
Bokawitz
Rache A
Borsuk
Rachel
Cohen
Annie
Ida
Friedman
Rebecca
Greenburg
Simon
Spillike
Tillie
Abolished the Color Line in Patriotic Sons of America
The National Camp of the Order Patriotic Sons of America amended its national constitution to remove the word white by a nearly unanimous vote ten in favor one opposed. A new ritual and declaration of principles emphasize loyalty and patriotism. resolutions favor compulsory and industrial education and restricting foreign immigration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Order Patriotic Sons of America
Will Resume, but Won't Sign the Scale
Special report from Zanesville Ohio states the Ohio Iron Company rolling mill plans to restart after idleness. Managers offer to pay wages but refuse to sign the scale, favoring old hands first and prepared to hire workers from other locations if not accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Iron Company
Zanesville
Odd Fellows Affirm $2 Benefit Law
In Portland Oregon the Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows met on September 23 and affirmed the two dollar benefit law as part of their session core agenda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Fellows
Portland
One
Sovereign
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
Weaver Quits Georgia Campaign After Hostile Receptions
General John B. Weaver, third party presidential candidate, cancels all Southern speaking dates after reports from Macon and Albany of violent mobs and disrupted meetings. Mrs. Lease claims she did not speak at Macon. Weaver cites lack of free speech in the South. Governor North and State Democratic officials pledge a fair hearing at the State Capitol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
John B. Weaver
Georgia
South
Lease
Macon
Weaver
State Capitol
North
Atkins
State Democratic Committee
Returned a Baron The Ohio Man Who Captivated a German King
Steubenville reports that Prof McKinney Jackson a music teacher from East Springfield Ohio after twenty years in Germany has returned as a German baron and wealthy man He won the favor of the King of Wurtemberg who made him a household member and bequeathed him a fortune estimated at fifty thousand dollars upon the king’s death
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Anna Goldman Presses Anarchist Cause in Oyster Headquarters
In Baurmone on Sept 23 Anna Goldman Berkman’s former partner works to sway anarchists over the Frick assassination sentence. Bernard Morowicz, aiding her, was arrested for lacking a license after a 5 cent admission fee. Justice Hobbs fines him $60 and costs. Goldman defends him, calling the penalty an outrage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baurmone
Anna Goldman
Berkman
Frick
Bernard Morowicz
Justice Hobbs
Miss Goldman
Costa
Bernard
McDonald Freed as Grand Jury Weighs Indictment
Chicago news reports Justice Foster discharged M C McDonald for lack of evidence in an attempted bribery case. The grand jury opened an inquiry that could still indict him. Garfield Park Jockey Club sought an injunction against city raids on the track. Judge Brentano referred the matter to a master in chancery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
M. C. McDonald
Woodman
Foster
Garfield Park
Brentano
Iron Hollow Ware Dealers Plan Price Agreement
A movement to form a combination among iron hollow ware dealers to maintain prices is underway in New York with a Wall Street banking firm said to be behind the plan. Dealers and manufacturers cite current prices as too low for profit. Conan Doyle's short story An Arizona Tragedy in The Dispatch tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wallstreet Banking
Conan Doyle
Arizona
the Dispatch Tomorrow
Pennsylvanias World Fair Commissioners to Chicago
The Board of World's Fair Commissioners headed by Governor Pattison and staff will travel from Harrisburg by the Pennsylvania Railroad at noon October 18 on a special train to attend the dedication of the World's Fair in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Board of World's Fair Commissioners of Pennsylvania
Pattison
Chicago
Pennsylbnia
Murder on Excursion Ship Dubbed Webster Prize Fight
John W. Cooley, an excursionist on the City of Pittsburg to the Webster Prize Dog Fight, died by drowning after two blows on board. Suspects not yet captured. Fight manager arrested for perjury. District attorney and coroner plan to pursue the case to a conclusion as sixty seven excursionists face arrest today.
Coroner Finds Cooley Died During Pittsburg Excursion Dog Fight
Coroner McDowell determined John Wesley Cooley was killed on a City of Pittsburg excursion to Webster and Westmoreland county on September 12. The excursion manager is jailed for perjury as 67 fellow travelers face dog fighting arrests. Cooley disappeared after boarding the boat. his body later surfaced in the Monongahela at Braddock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDowell
John Wesley Cooley
Pittsburg
Humane Society
Cooley
Webster
Westmoreland County
Braddock
Coroner Revisits Cooley Case On Pittsburg Dog Fight Boat
The coroner reopened the inquest into John Wesley Cooley after exhuming the body and finding a facial wound and likely strangulation. Witnesses on the City of Pittsburg voyage to Webster on September 12 described boarding with Gus Zirith and dog fights, while Captain Klein and others testified about the trip and lack of visible disturbance.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lars
Asia
Superintendent of Immigration
Hareity
Frank G. Carpenter
New Zealand
Wellington
N. Z
Legislative Council
Baron de Grim
Inorrow
Wurtemberg
Mike M’donald Free
John W. Cooley
City of
Squire Haltzman
Port Perry
J. F. Klein
Excursionista
Gus Zirith
Zirath
Monongshela
Klein
Manchester
McKee’s Rocks
Martin Oliver
Allegheny
Mr. Cooley
Mason
Samuel Mason
Ward Wilson
Oliver
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!